Nebraska Maintains the Internet

ALL MODERN DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE A PROJECT SOME RANDOM PERSON IN NEBRASKA HAS BEEN THANKLESSLY MAINTAINING SINCE 2003

A hand-drawn diagram shows a massive stack of equipment labeled as all modern digital infrastructure, supposedly maintained by a random person in Nebraska since 2003. The joke exaggerates how much of the internet may depend on obscure, forgotten infrastructure maintained by one unrecognized person. It is sent as an absurd reaction to hidden technical dependencies and underappreciated work.

• @gentoomemes / 7502 2023-11-22